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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 37

ASLEEP IN JESUS

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1ASLEEP in Jesus! Blessed sleep
From which none ever wake to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose;
Unbroken by the last of foes.

2Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet!
With holy confidence to rest
In hope of being ever blest.

3Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe shall dim that hour,
That manifests the Saviour's power.

4Asleep in Jesus! Soon to rise,
When the last trump shall rend the skies;
Then burst the fetters of the tomb,
To wake in full, immortal bloom.

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The verse

Meter
7.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

ASLEEP in Jesus! Blessed sleep˘/˘/˘//7A
From which none ever wake to weep;˘˘//˘/˘/8A
A calm and undisturbed repose;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Unbroken by the last of foes.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet˘/˘/˘˘//8A
To be for such a slumber meet!˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
With holy confidence to rest˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
In hope of being ever blest.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Whose waking is supremely blest;˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/9A
No fear, no woe shall dim that hour,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9B
That manifests the Saviour's power.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘10B

Verse 4

Asleep in Jesus! Soon to rise,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
When the last trump shall rend the skies;/˘//˘?˘/8A
Then burst the fetters of the tomb,//˘/˘˘˘/8B
To wake in full, immortal bloom.˘/˘///˘/8B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.